[incomplete letter probably written from Tullahoma in early 1863]

Cris tena I must soon Bring
my letter to A Close I will
Send this By hand to Elxanders
and I want you to send word
to Mr Burnett to All ways
send your letters up to you
paps By the first one that pases
All of ouer officers is A Baut
to Rezine and go home Capton
Runnels and Capton duckit
and gus Pat ton ouer quarter
master And Captan fle
cher he was nocked out of
his office By taking his men
out of the fite at murfrees
Boro with out orders and soon
tha will All start home in the
morning and I will send this By
them tena I hav sub Cribed
for the henderson times and
the paper is cuming hear to mee
and I Am still well pleased
with it yet yes am I
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I will send you money vary soon
the news has Cum in to camps
this Eaving that we will hav to
leave hear in A day or two sum
say to Cane tuckey or go south
if we go South we will land
at Charlston or Sur vaner
I hav no idey that we will
go to Cane tuckey the feds
is Advancing on us in three
superrate de part ments this is
so I Expect thair is Cumthing
on hand But I am not able to say
wat or when or how But I
think we will fite hear or fall
Bac to Brig poart and fite thair
But thase things out of my cite
I am proud of my Close
you sent mee I had to sleep
with them under my head
the Balence of the nite But it
was not mutch sleeping I am
for them Close Braut you A
fresh in my mind So Cood not
slep for thinking A Baut you
you dont no how Bad I want to see you